PHILADELPHIA - The holidays can be difficult for those who have lost a loved one. This week, Penn Medicine will host its annual Light Up a Life ceremonies, to honor and remember family, friends, and loved ones who have passed, by lighting trees in their honor. Penn Wissahickon Hospice, a division of Penn Home Care & Hospice Services and part of the University of Pennsylvania Health System, holds the celebration in honor of the people who have brightened and enriched the lives of others. The thousands of lights on the trees are each dedicated in honor or memory of a patient, friend or loved one.
Donations to Light Up a Life will benefit the Penn Wissahickon Hospice Needy Patient Fund, which provides care, comfort and hospice support for the uninsured and underinsured. Penn Wissahickon Hospice patients and their families receive multidisciplinary care from a specialized team of physicians, nurses, social workers, bereavement counselors and chaplains to manage pain symptoms and other physical, emotional and spiritual needs unique to patients in their final days. Each December, the lights on the Light Up a Life trees shine brightly as symbols of hope and of Penn Wissahickon Hospice’s commitment to the care, comfort and support of terminally ill patients and their families.
This year, Light Up a Life events will be held on at four Penn Medicine locations, starting with Penn Presbyterian Medical Center on November 29, Pennsylvania Hospital on December 1, Penn Medicine Rittenhouse on December3 and Chestnut Hill Hospital on December 4. Details of the events are below. For more information on Penn Home Care & Hospice Services, please visit http://pennmedicine.org/homecare/.
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
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Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
51 N. 39th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
6:00 PM
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6:00PM
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Opening remarks in Philadelphia Heart Institute Conference Room
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6:30PM
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Tree lighting ceremony in Myrin Circle
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- Dr. Kevin Fosnocht, Chief Medical Officer of Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
- Joan Doyle, Executive Director of Penn Home Care & Hospice Services
- Gary Ginsberg, 2011 Light Up A Life Chair & Assistant Director, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
- Music by the Philadelphia Singers
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Thursday, December 1, 2011
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Pennsylvania Hospital
Elm Garden Courtyard
800 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Thursday, December 1, 2011
5:30PM
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5:30PM
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Opening remarks
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6:00PM
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Tree lighting ceremony
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- Dr. Michael Buckley, CEO of Pennsylvania Hospital
- Joan Doyle, Executive Director of Penn Home Care & Hospice Services
- Music by the Philadelphia Singers
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Saturday, December 3, 2011
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Penn Medicine Rittenhouse
18th Street Lobby
1800 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146
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Saturday, December 3, 2011
4:00PM
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4:00PM
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Opening remarks
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4:30PM
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Tree lighting ceremony
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- Joan Doyle, Executive Director of Penn Home Care & Hospice Services
- Elizabeth Alexander, Director of Penn Wissahickon Hospice
- Music by the Philadelphia Singers
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Sunday, December 4, 2011
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Chestnut Hill Hospital
Hospital Entrance
8835 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19118
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Sunday, December 4, 2011
4:00PM
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4:00PM
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Opening remarks
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4:30PM
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Tree lighting ceremony
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- Joan Doyle, Executive Director of Penn Home Care & Hospice Services
- Dr. Vicki D. Lachman, Chair of the Chestnut Hill Hospital Board of Trustees and 2011 Light Up A Life Chair
- Reverend Maxine Maddox Dornemann
- Teresa M. Kelly, RN, MSN Hospital Administrator, Chestnut Hill Hospital
- Music by the Philadelphia Singers
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